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Christ Forgave You

“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.” | Colossians 3: 13

The truth of Peter’s denial of the Lord is recorded in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

But in Luke’s account, there’s something concerning the Lord’s reaction toward Peter, and Peter’s immediate response, after his denial, that especially grips my heart.

“And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.” (Luke 22: 61-62)

The word declares, ”And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter; And Peter remembered the word of the Lord.”

Here we’re taught that the Lord beholds and knows us, His people… ”He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.”

But how painful it is when we’re allowed to behold that truth within ourselves.

One look from the Lord he denied three times broke Peter’s heart for that look was not a look of condemnation, which surely would be deserved, but rather was a look of mercy and compassion from Him who came into this world to save His people from their sins …and with that look, “Peter went out, and wept bitterly.”

~ Pastor Marvin Stalnaker

Click here to listen to the message “Christ Forgave you” (27:12 minutes)

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Lord, Make Us To See Our Need

”For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:” | Ephesians 2: 8

Unless the Lord is pleased to teach us and reveal to us what we are by nature, we will never see our need for Christ and the gospel of His free grace.

”And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.” (Ephesians 2: 1-3)

”Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:” (Romans 3: 24)

We will never understand our need of Jesus Christ and His great salvation, unless the Holy Spirit is pleased to move upon our heart.

”No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.” (John 6: 44-45)

”The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.” (Isaiah 40: 6-7)

Only when He reveals unto us our sinful condition, will we seek His salvation in Christ Jesus the Lord.

”And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;” (1 Timothy 1: 12)

Only when He speaks to us about our righteousness as being filthy rags, will we seek His righteousness that is performed and provided freely by His grace.

”But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:” (1 Corinthians 1: 30)

Only when God reveals to us our total ruin, will we seek redemption through the spotless blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ.

”In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;” (Ephesians 1: 7)

”Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.” (Revelation 5: 12)

Only when God is pleased to show us how unworthy we are, will we seek Him who is Worthy.

”And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:” (Philippians 3: 9)

”But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4: 19)

Lord, make us to know and see what our need is, so by thy Spirit and grace we can seek thy mercy where it can be found.

~ Pastor Tom Harding

Click here to listen to the message “Things Most Surely Believed” (27:51 minutes)

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Blessed By God’s Choice

“Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.” | Ephesians 1: 1

We preach election because there is not a single blessing that comes to us from the hand of our Redeemer that is not stamped with the hand of God’s electing love.

In Ephesians 1: 3-4 the Scriptures say, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:”

Again, “He hath chosen us that we should be holy”

Again, in Acts 22: 14 the Scriptures say, “And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.”

It is not in ourselves that these blessings are contained.

We have them because of our union with Christ, and we are united with Christ because of the Father’s divine and sovereign choice.

~ Pastor Henry Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “The Character of God’s Elect” (32:37 minutes)

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Willfull Sin

”For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.” | Hebrews 10: 26-27

First, this text does not support the lie that God’s saves sinners and then they can be lost.

To say such a thing is an attempt to belittle the Lords’ strength to deliver.

The apostle John was clear about whom a verse such as this is speaking when he said in 1 John 2: 19: ”They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.”

Secondly, the willful sin mentioned here is the same sin that the morality-preachers who crept into the Galatians’ assembly devoted their time to by preaching the necessity of a sinner’s law-obedience

”Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.” (Galatians 5: 2-5)

It is the sin the Hebrew brethren would commit if they gave in to the pressure of those around them who compromised.

”Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.” (Romans 3: 31)

Such sin is the willful rejection of the truth that Christ the Lord fully completely accomplished salvation on behalf of his people

”Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” (Colossians 2: 8)

This willful sin is a forsaking of the truth that the Lord Jesus Christ alone upholds the law of God as the representative of those trusting him.

”But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:” (Romans 3: 21-22)

It is the willful denial of the truth that Christ by himself purged the sins of a particular, exact number of sinners chosen by God before the foundation of the world

”According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,” (Ephesians 1: 4-5)

It is the sin of deliberately compromising with those who claim Christ’s blood is only effectual by the sinners will, by the sinner’s faith in his faith, by the sinner’s pretense of devotion

”Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.” (Galatians 1: 6-9)

”O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?” (Galatians 3: 1-3)

It is the willful, deliberate sin of choosing to side with father or mother who trust in their religious acts and creeds and vain traditions instead of Christ Jesus the Way, the Truth and the Life

”He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.” (Matthew 10: 37)

”Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.” (1 Peter 1: 23)

This truth is always too strong for the prostituting, intellectual, compromising Pharisees and Sadducees of the day but God promises that his eternal vengeance will be far stronger!

”For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” (Hebrews 10: 30-31)

By all means, seek a place where Christ is preached unapologetically every time you attend the service – HE IS THE ONE THING NEEDFUL!

~ Pastor Clay Curtis

Click here to listen to the message “The Parable of the Mustard Seed” (32:21 minutes)

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In Everything Give Thanks

”In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” | 1 Thessalonians 5: 18

Salvation is in the Person of Christ Jesus alone.

”But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” (2 Corinthians 11: 3)

Any thought or work, apart from Him alone, is to depart from the hope of salvation by the grace of God and is to miss the simplicity of Christ.

~ Pastor Marvin Stalnaker

Click here to listen to the message “In Everything Give Thanks” (25:44 minutes)

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What Is The Bible Concerning?

“This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.” |

Some say the Bible concerns the love of God.

Others have suggested that the Word of God concerns how to live right in this world.

Many believe the Scriptures contain and concern the formula for success and prosperity.

Some say that they love the Bible because it concerns how we should treat one another.

But what does the Holy Spirit tell us in the Bible?

What did the Lord Jesus say that His Word concerns?

“And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.” (Luke 24: 27)

God’s love, how we live, all spiritual success and prosperity, along with how we treat others, is all relative to what we believe concerning Jesus Christ.

“And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.” (Luke 24: 44)

From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible, God’s Holy Word, concerns Jesus Christ who loved His people and gave Himself for them.

“And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.” (Ephesians 5:2)

So, what do you think of Christ?

He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

He is the only way that God loves us.

He is the only way that we live righteously before God.

We prosper and succeed only with Him as our Savior and Substitute.

If a sinner loves Christ, they will love and treat others as they do themselves.

The Bible concerns one thing, and that is Jesus Christ.

~ Pastor David Eddmenson

Click here to listen to the message “Maintain Good Works – Part 1” (34:08 minutes)

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The Word Of His Grace

”Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.” | Acts 14: 3

If the triune God is pleased to visit us with the power and presence of his Spirit, revealing the Lord Jesus Christ, his dear Son, to our hearts in all the fulness of his redemptive glory through the preaching of the gospel, we will worship him in Spirit and in truth.

Our worship depends upon God’s revelation of himself.

~ Pastor Don Fortner

Click here to listen to the message “The Word Of His Grace” (57:42 minutes)

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Has Christ Been Revealed To Me?

”At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.” | Matthew 11: 25-27

There is a hymm where we sing: “I need Thee, oh, I need Thee; Every hour I need Thee; Oh, bless me now, my Savior! I come to Thee.”

God purposed the salvation of each one of His elect (chosen people) that will be redeemed by Jesus Christ, through His own blood and death as our substitute for satisfaction to God’s justice.

If you become a believing Christian, it will be that God brought it about in you by His working and not your free-will.

In Ephesians 1: 5-6 we read: ”Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.”

In Phillipians 2: 13, we read: ”For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”

There is no way flesh and good works can bring about one’s salvation.

Salvation is of the LORD, it must be brought by God’s grace toward the sinner.

~ Pastor Willy Mapote

Click here to listen to the message “Has Christ Been Revealed To Me?” (32:40 minutes)

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Precious Faith

”That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:” | 1 Peter 1: 7

FAITH is that belief and trust which the saints have in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Through faith they are both humbled and exalted, brought down and lifted up.

Through faith they see the exceeding sinfulness of sin and the pure righteousness of Jesus the Christ.

Through faith they are condemned yet justified, guilty yet innocent, naked yet clothed, sorrowful yet “rejoicing with joy unspeakable and full of glory.”

No wonder the Bible speaks of faith as “precious faith.”

~ Pastor Maurice Montgomery

Click here to listen to the message “Jacob’s Name Changed To Israel” (33:10 minutes)

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Blessed Assurance

“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” | Philippians 1: 21

Assurance of salvation and a saving interest in our Lord Jesus is NOT A FEELING cultivated by thinking good thoughts and doing good deeds.

Paul calls it “full assurance of faith.” It has to do with faith, with BELIEVING GOD!

“Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.” (Hebrews 4: 11)

Assurance is born of CONFIDENCE IN THE FATHER as our covenant God; “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.”

Assurance is born of CONFIDENCE IN THE SON as our just God and Saviour; “By His stripes we are healed.”

Assurance is born of CONFIDENCE IN HIS PROMISES; “Abraham was fully persuaded that what God had promised, He was able also to perform.”

So your assurance of redemption is not enhanced by the MORE YOU WORK, but by the MORE YOU TRUST AND REST IN HIM.

~ Pastor Henry Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “Four Words that Demand Your Attention” (44:42 minutes)

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